San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-04
EDITORIAL BREVITIES

DelOnRlDS 10 ont pOlitlChl phity lhtuOi
than to another. II deputation Of
colored men desired to wait on JEFF DAYS.
there is not q hotel In the south would
refuse the courtesy.
The supreme court Of Pennsylvania
decides that an employe cannot sell his
claim for pay before the pay Is due.
This will cut of one fruitful source OF
the swindling store-keeper's profits.
Last Friday Philadelphia accepted
and cashed draft signed A. Z. RilfOll.
The man who presented IL had hayseed
In his hair.
SHRRMAN's speeches are mastery, and
masterful as well. They are stirring the
minds OF Tennessee and Kentucky AS
they have not been stirred since the re-
construction period. The alarm taken
by the small fry democracy at Mr..
Sherman's tour, and their bitterness OF
personal denunciation proves this.
The Waco Examiner assumes to be-
lleve that all Texas plays the old game
of cOntrarles In dlscOursing OF crop pros
poets and trade outlOOks. The BraZos
Barlow accordingly looks for good times
and big crops. So mote 1t be.
The northern ice fields have gone on
southern tour, and Atlantic steamers re-
port the ice-flOes much farther south at
this season than they have been for
wears. The Dauntless and the COronet
were very fortunate in not getting Ice
jammed, rs they kept much farther
north than Is usual at this season OF the
year for sailing vessels.
A FoRT WORTH grand jury returned
one hundred and ninety-three indlCt-
ments inside OF seven days. 1t WAS done
to beat Dallas and make a record for the
state-next.
In calculating the chances and
changes for the 1888 campaign, 1t will be
Just as well TO reflect that the south Is
getting its eyes opened, and that ma
teriaI interests will count more than
formerly and party names will count
less.
The light question, for open air illu-
minatiOn, may be set down as settl I'd
against gas. 1t Is light, not Obscurity,
that cities need, and gas no longer fills
the bill. Electric light is only on trial.
II that succeeds in meeting the require
ment Ii will be adopted, otherwise not.
1t Is plain that something must be found
to supersede it.
A BALLOON capable of carrying one
hundred persons, is being prepared for
the Paris exposition of 1889. From it u
birds eye view OF the vast city will be
afforded.
Poor Manning. They cannot even let
him alone on the other side OF the At
| lantic. The cable is tOrturing him with
| enquiries about that shattered health of
his, and his friends will not believe the
repeated assurances that he grows bet
ter. Daniel has been growing better
every day, according to reports, for the
past year and should be very nearly
well by this time. Turn this statement
over and read-Msnning has been grow
ing worse and worse for year and must
be about dead now, according to reports.
You pay for your news and you take
your choice.
HERR MOST will probably be liberated
this week. He announces his Intention
of being more OutsDoken against society
than ever. His programme will be to
whet his carton nose, unearth all posi-
BILE social indeCenCles committed by the
rich, and publish the scandals to the
world.
THR English cabinet is very seriously
puzzled what to do with the proposed
amendments TO the coercion bill insisted
upon by the Union liberallsts. England
has but one way out of her Irish difficult
ty. The straight and narrow path of
exact justice. But her sides will be
bloody with the spur before Gladstone
succeeds 10 forcing her into the road,
and keeping her from boiling at every
milestone along the way.
Wisconsin legislature treats drunken
ness "a disease of the mind and pro-
vides for sending the drunkard to the in
sane asylum. There is more solid wis
dom in this view OF the case than will
be accepted by the general run of men,
but the wisdom is there and will be so
accepted In time. When drunkenness
is so regarded and the drunkard so dealt
with, there will be beginning made for
righteous legislation In this whole mat
ter OF the prevention and cure of intOXl-
cation.
The Texas journal along the border
which says prohibition has possession
in Morocco, aud the American minister
in disgust Will return to his native
country" should have said more or said
less. Does it connect these two occur
rences together as cause and effect? IF
so, can it verify the relation that he as
sumes to exist between them.
THERE lie yet hope in the breasts Of
the liberals that the governments coer-
ciOn bill will be defeated An appeal to
the country won't save Salisbury this
time. II ne is defeated on his present
attempt to coerce in comes Gladstone.
RUMoRs are revised Of the demented
condition of Queen Victoria These ru-
mors have substantial foundations and
her intimates know that she is a con-
hrmed crank, and has been for years.
The Banders Bugle toots itself as fol-
lows: "WhO Is Garfield anyhow? And
what is the Express that such q racket
should be made? We presume the
world will wag along even though both
were mercifully consigned to sheol."
The Chicago anarchists have deserved
well OF the labor party OF Chicago at
last. They issue an ukase renounciDg
all connection with trades unions, and
affirm their devotion to pure anar-
chist principles. This is a decided gain
for the labor unions.
TAMMANY fully endorses the demo-
cratic fight against high license waged
by the party in opposition to the Crosby
high license law, in the New York as
sembly. Tammany was foreordained to
do that, or commit political suicide.
| PHILADELPHIA holds a mass meeting In
the Academy Of Music this evening to
| protest against the Irish crimes act,
which passed its first reading, after de-
bate was cut of and discussion refused
| by the government, 36l to 254. This
looks blue for the Irish party.
SURPRISE is expressed that Bell, OF
Cooke county, should have such fol-
lowing. Those who wonder, forget that
Rail ia tho hall- Wafhar nf that hallIoaga